Improvement in umbrella-holders



J. H. BOWERS. Umbrella-Holder.

No. 202,140. Patented Apri] 9, 1878.

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iNI'I'ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. BOWERS, OF GOWAN, TENNESSEE.

IMPROVEMENT IN UMBRELLA-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 202,140, dated April 9,1878; application filed January 3, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. BOWERS, of Oowan, in the county of Franklinand State of Tennessee, have invented a new and ImprovedUmbrella-Holder, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, Figure 1 representsmy improved umbrella-holder in use, and Fig. 2 is a detail view, showingthe arrangement of the' straps and buckles.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of my invention is to provide an umbrella-holder for the useof farmers and others, which will support the umbrella and permit of thefree use of both hands.

In the drawings, A is a belt that surrounds the waist, and is providedwith buckles a for drawing it together, and has attached to it a cup orsocket, b, for receiving the lower end of the umbrella-staff. To theleft-hand side of the belt, at the front and back, buckles c areattached for receiving the ends of a strap, d, that runs over theshoulder. To the back of this strap a strap, 6, is secured, which runsaround the body parallel to the strap A, and is received by the bucklef, secured to the front of the strap d. A strap, g, is attached to theback of the strap d, and runs around the body under the right arm, andis buckled to the strap h, that is secured to the strap 01 at or nearthe point of attachment of the buckle f. The lower end of the staff ofthe umbrella is placed in the socket b, and the strap 0 is wound oncearound the umbrella-staff before being buckled.

This improved device holds an umbrella securely, and admits of a freeuse of both hands, and enables a person to work under a hot sun orduring a rain without giving the umbrella any special care or attention.

I. am aware that it is not new to support an umbrella from the person bytwo shoulderstraps, a belt, and a chest-strap, and such I do not claim.In this case, when these shoulder-straps are tightened, the belt cannotbe raised or lowered without interfering with the chest-strap, while thefastening of the shoulder-straps to the chest-strap causes a strainacross the chest and a heat that are very objectionable. My use of asingle shoulder-strap connected with the belt avoids these objections.

What I claim as new .is-

An umbrella-holder having a single shoulder-strap fastened to the beltand inclosed by the chest-strap, as and for the purpose specified.

JOHN HENRY BOWERS.

Witnesses:

HENRY GOAGHER HAMPTON, JAMES GowAN MONTGOMERY.

